County Donegal | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Location of County Donegal within Ireland. | |
County | County |
1801–1885 | |
Seats | 2 |
Created from | County Donegal (IHC) |
Replaced by |
County Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs).
Boundaries
[edit]This constituency comprised the whole of County Donegal. In 1885, it was divided into separate constituencies of East Donegal, North Donegal, South Donegal and West Donegal.
Members of Parliament
[edit]- Constituency created (1801)
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1801 | Henry Vaughan Brooke | Viscount Sudley | Tory | |||
1802 | Sir James Stewart, Bt | |||||
1806 | Henry Vaughan Brooke | |||||
1808 | Henry Montgomery | Tory[1] | ||||
1812 | George Vaughan Hart | Tory[1] | ||||
1818 | Earl of Mount Charles | Tory | ||||
1825 | Earl of Mount Charles | Tory[1][2] | ||||
1831 | Sir Edmund Hayes | Tory[1] | Edward Conolly | Tory[1] | ||
1831 | Conservative[1] | Conservative[1] | ||||
1849 | Thomas Conolly | Conservative | ||||
1860 | Viscount Hamilton (known as the Marquess of Hamilton from August 1868) | Conservative | ||||
1876 | William Wilson | Conservative | ||||
1879 | Thomas Lea | Liberal | ||||
1880 | John Kinnear | Liberal |
- Constituency abolished (1885)
Elections
[edit]Elections of the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Lea | 2,274 | 36.4 | +12.2 | |
Liberal | John Kinnear | 2,015 | 32.3 | +9.0 | |
Irish Conservative | James Hamilton | 1,954 | 31.3 | −21.2 | |
Majority | 61 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,228 (est) | 91.7 (est) | +9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,612 | ||||
Liberal gain from Irish Conservative | Swing | +11.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Irish Conservative | Swing | +9.8 |
Elections of the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Lea | 2,313 | 58.7 | +11.2 | |
Irish Conservative | David Bartholomew McCorkeil | 1,630 | 41.3 | −11.2 | |
Majority | 683 | 17.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,943 | 84.3 | +2.0 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 4,680 | ||||
Liberal gain from Irish Conservative | Swing | +11.2 |
- Caused by Wilson's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | William Wilson | 1,975 | 51.3 | −1.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Lea | 1,876 | 48.7 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 99 | 2.6 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,851 | 83.8 | +1.5 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 4,597 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | −1.2 |
- Caused by Conolly's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | James Hamilton | 2,102 | 27.8 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Thomas Conolly | 1,866 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Tristram Kennedy | 1,826 | 24.2 | New | |
Liberal | Evory Kennedy | 1,757 | 23.3 | New | |
Majority | 40 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,776 (est) | 82.3 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,587 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections of the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Thomas Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | James Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,596 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Thomas Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | James Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,685 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | James Hamilton | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Hayes' death.
Elections of the 1850s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Thomas Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Edmund Hayes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,307 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Thomas Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Edmund Hayes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,254 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Thomas Conolly | 1,839 | 39.9 | N/A | |
Irish Conservative | Edmund Hayes | 1,624 | 35.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Patrick Francis Campbell-Johnston[4] | 1,143 | 24.8 | New | |
Majority | 481 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,875 (est) | 76.7 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,748 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Irish Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Thomas Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative hold |
- Caused by Conolly's death
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Edward Michael Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Edmund Hayes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 848 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Edward Michael Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Edmund Hayes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,446 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Elections of the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Edmund Hayes | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Edward Michael Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,960 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Conservative | Edmund Hayes | Unopposed | |||
Irish Conservative | Edward Michael Conolly | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,618 | ||||
Irish Conservative hold | |||||
Irish Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Edmund Hayes | 795 | 38.2 | +2.4 | |
Tory | Edward Michael Conolly | 734 | 35.3 | +3.2 | |
Whig | Hamilton Francis Chichester | 552 | 26.5 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 182 | 8.8 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,323 | 91.4 | c. +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,448 | ||||
Tory hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Tory hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Edmund Hayes | 416 | 35.8 | ||
Tory | Edward Michael Conolly | 373 | 32.1 | ||
Whig | Sir Thomas Style, 8th Baronet | 192 | 16.5 | ||
Whig | Arthur Chichester | 180 | 15.5 | ||
Majority | 181 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | c. 600 | c. 90.0 | |||
Registered electors | c. 667 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Vaughan Hart | Unopposed | |||
Tory | Francis Conyngham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 667 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Elections of the 1810s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | George Vaughan Hart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | Henry Conyngham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | ||
Tory | George Vaughan Hart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Elections of the 1800s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Henry Conyngham Montgomery | 433 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Tory | George Vaughan Hart | 357 | 45.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 76 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 790 | N/A | |||
Tory gain from | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | ||
Henry Vaughan Brooke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | ||
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | ||
Henry Vaughan Brooke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | ||
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Arthur Gore | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
James Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | ||
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Vaughan Brooke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | ||
Tory | Arthur Gore | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | N/A | N/A | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 221. Retrieved 12 May 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fisher, David R.; Farrell, Stephen. "CONYNGHAM, Francis Nathaniel, earl of Mount Charles (1797-1876)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 207, 267. ISBN 0901714127.
- ^ "The General Election". London Evening Standard. 29 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Farrell, Stephen. "Co. Donegal". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)